Molecular formula: CuBr2 (number should be subscript)
Molecular weight: 223.35
Properties: black crystal or crystalline powder, with deliquescent. Easily soluble in water and ethanol, but insoluble in benzene, it releases bromine during burning to form cuprous bromide. Its solution is acidic.
black monoclinic crystal. The density is 4.77g/cm3. Melting point is 498°C. The boiling point is 900°C. Deliquescence. Easily soluble in water. Soluble in ethanol, acetone, pyridine and ammonia. Insoluble in benzene. By the reaction of hydrobromic acid and copper oxide. Used as a photographic sensitizer. Used as a brominating agent in organic synthesis.